When I was first asked to do a piece on Ester Dean I agreed, but was a little hesitant. I had never heard of any of her work…or so I thought. Quickly I found out that not only had I been listening to her music, but she has been popping for a while. In fact a number of big names have been using Ms. Dean to pen songs for them. Dean has written for the likes of Pussycat Dolls, Ciara (Never Ever), and Keri Hilson. Most impressing, she’s written for the queen herself Mary J. Blige. Check out those AT&T commercials and the track “Stronger” that is currently killing the airwaves, off the More than a Game soundtrack. She has quickly become a name in the music game.

Her ability to write songs is not the only reason that she has been signed by Polow Da Don. Fans can hear her on tracks with Gucci Mane and Jeremih. They have called her style wild and exciting and very different backed with an exceptionally raspy but beautiful voice. Right now the buzz worthy “Drop it Low” with Chris Brown has been gaining a lot of momentum on the radio.

Coming from smalltown Muskogee, Oklahoma she was influenced by her mother who sang in church to begin singing. After a brief dream of owning her own restaurant, Dean went the unconventional route to find herself studio time. She literally thumbed through every studio in the Yellow Pages calling them until one gave her the shot that she needed. After a move to Omaha, Nebraska she eventually settled in Atlanta to get her singing dreams kick started. It almost didn’t happen though weighing in at (a very healthy in my opinion) 130 pounds. Shallow industry people told her that she needed to lose up to 20 pounds in order to make it. This caused her to almost brake down completely. She has even been quoted as saying that she would cry every night from the words that were told to her.

As they say luck is opportunity and preparation and she had both when a chance meeting with Chris “ Tricky” Stewart landed her a writing gig with him and Jazzy Pha. She is currently in L.A. putting together as yet untitled album with the help of Polow.

Check out her new tracks on the page as well as some of the hits she’s penned for others. Is she ready?